Article: Why Roseanne will fail in her daytime talk show effort

Ryan Benharris
University Wire
10-08-1998
(Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- Why, oh why, did they give Roseanne a talk show? Once again, it's another bad decision by networks to try to get ratings based on positive results that happened in the past. However, as many failed television attempts will tell you, the past is almost never a good indication of what will happen in the future. And after watching Roseanne's talk show, it looks like, for her, the future's not all that bright.

First of all, let's get something straight -- the only thing that Roseanne and Rosie O'Donnell have in common is the first three letters of their first name. Roseanne may have had one of ...

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